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PA G E 2
CAA Basketball Championship
PAG E 3
Faculty Receive
Statewide Honors
PAG E 4
In Brief
Commonwealth Society Sponsors
Puerto Rican Leader
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ALLTEL Arena Named at Siegel Center VCU Plan Adopted
by Kyra Scarton Newman to Notify Parents
University News Services
Vr~!nia Commonwealth' University
officials on Feb. 1.5 unveiled the
ALLTEL Arena at the Stuart C.
Siegel Center, the university's new convoca­tion
and recreation center.
As part of a package that will support
scholarships for VCU student~ath l etes, the
University to Contact Parents of Student
Alcohol & Substance Abuse Violators,
Continue Education Efforts
by Kyra Scarton Newman
University News Services
"This is a
partnership
that will bene~
fit everyone,
beginning
most impor­tantly
with
our student­athletes."
convocation arena is
named in honor of
Little Rock. Ark.­based
ALLTEL. The
ALLTEL Arena
name is installed at
the entrance to the
athletics venue. The
company logo also is
placed at two loca­tjems
on the competi­tion
floor, as well as
The ALLTEL wireless phone mascot and the VCU Ram unveiled the new ALLTEL
Arena logos on the competition floor at the Siegel Center.
Under a plan approved F eb. 11 by Virginia
Commonwealth University's board of visi­tors,
VCU officials will notify parents of
underage students found guilty of campus alcohol
and substance abuse violations. The "Foundational
Plan to Reduce Illegal and Harmful Drinking and
Drug Use at Virginia Commonwealth University"
also calls for continued enhancement of almhol edu­cation
and awareness activities, with a focus on peer
education.
Under the app,roved plan, VCU student affairs
officials will mntact parents of students found guilty
of alcohol or substance abuse violations. including
underage drinking and underage or illegal posses­sion.
The policy will apply to students under age 21.
on hoth video scoreboards at each end
of the arena.
ALLTEU; commitment completes
VCU fund-raising for the $29.7 million facility. The affiliation
is valued at about $2 mi1lion over 10 years. The telecommuni­cations
and information selvices company long has supported
vcu Athletics, sponsOling the 1998-99 men's basketball sea­son
opener and providing \vireless service and advertising for
game programs and radio coverage.
"'Ve're excited to increase our commitment to Virginia
COllllllonwealth Unive rsity through our sponsorship of the
ALLTEL Arena at the Siegel Center," said Mike Trafton. vice
president and general manager for ALLTEL in Richmond.
"ALLTEL is commited to education and to serving our com­munities,
and the ALLTEL Arena allows us to make a signifi­cant
conbibution in both of these important areas."
VCU President Eugene P. Trani said that the partnership
reflects the forward momentum at the university. "This is an
institution on the move. and ALLTEL is making a stake in our
future." Dr. Trani said. "The ALLTEL leadership team recog­nizes
the value this athletics venue will bring to Central Virginia,
and we're delighted to welcome this telecommunications leader
to campus."
See ALLTEL 1'age 2
«Across the country, we are hearing a resound­ing
·thank you' from parents for making them aware
of issues with their children before a tragedy occurs
or problem escalates," President Eugene P. Trani
said. "At VCU. our mission is to provide the best
educational environment for our students. Our
endorsement of parental notification and continued
awareness about alcohol and substance-abuse issues
See PLAN pflge 2
During a daylong visit
Chronic Care Era
Wiii Require New
to Virginia Commonwealth University on Feb. 15. Health Strategies
John Frohnmayer, former National Endowment for
the Arts chair, visited students in their dance stu-dio.
Frohnmayer also toured sculpture studios and
Artistic
Voice
met with
faculty
before
deliver-ing
the
annual Honors Assembly lecture. He spoke about
his tenure with the NEA. For more coverage on his
viSit, see page 7,
by Erin Lucero
University News Services n eted interventions for at­risk
elderly patients is a wise
tactic for preventing hospi­tal
re-admissions and redUCing
length of stay, a Virginia Common­wealth
University physician says in
an editorial that appeared in the
Feb. 17 issue of The Journal of
the American Medical A':)sociatioll.
"Empowering patients and
caregivers is a popular and pru­dent
strategy for the coming era of
constrained medical resources,"
writes Dr. Peter A. Boling, a spe­cialist
in geriatrics and home­health
care with VCU's Medical
College of Virginia Hospitals.
Bolinis editorial ae'companies
a study led by Mary D. Naylor,
from the University of Penn sylva­See
HEALTH page 6

PA G E 2
CAA Basketball Championship
PAG E 3
Faculty Receive
Statewide Honors
PAG E 4
In Brief
Commonwealth Society Sponsors
Puerto Rican Leader
'\!t:RGI NIA COI\.II\.lO~. WEAL TH Ur-:IV ARCJ:l UJFrltt nlzatlon
9 t PARK AVENUE Non.prOtlt ur.a
f ICflMmm VA 23:>34 U.S. postage
Poster Signing IPage 6
" ii;ii~f:~ itJl! 1i"',JI! fj
1\ '" ~
Q-- PAID
Permit No. ~6.9 .
=,.=. ,= ".=,,="="=" =U====n===i=v===e==r==C===i=t==y=.= = NewRischmo nd, Virginia Vol. 27 No. 13
.'.iii'.J4 .. ';;.Ijl.41i ..... ""Mljl'.;; .... ,w,UijM;.;'.i ... jifbM.N·;.tif'jl,.i.,.I;;';;;;;;";'''Mljl'·;it.t15''·It.
ALLTEL Arena Named at Siegel Center VCU Plan Adopted
by Kyra Scarton Newman to Notify Parents
University News Services
Vr~!nia Commonwealth' University
officials on Feb. 1.5 unveiled the
ALLTEL Arena at the Stuart C.
Siegel Center, the university's new convoca­tion
and recreation center.
As part of a package that will support
scholarships for VCU student~ath l etes, the
University to Contact Parents of Student
Alcohol & Substance Abuse Violators,
Continue Education Efforts
by Kyra Scarton Newman
University News Services
"This is a
partnership
that will bene~
fit everyone,
beginning
most impor­tantly
with
our student­athletes."
convocation arena is
named in honor of
Little Rock. Ark.­based
ALLTEL. The
ALLTEL Arena
name is installed at
the entrance to the
athletics venue. The
company logo also is
placed at two loca­tjems
on the competi­tion
floor, as well as
The ALLTEL wireless phone mascot and the VCU Ram unveiled the new ALLTEL
Arena logos on the competition floor at the Siegel Center.
Under a plan approved F eb. 11 by Virginia
Commonwealth University's board of visi­tors,
VCU officials will notify parents of
underage students found guilty of campus alcohol
and substance abuse violations. The "Foundational
Plan to Reduce Illegal and Harmful Drinking and
Drug Use at Virginia Commonwealth University"
also calls for continued enhancement of almhol edu­cation
and awareness activities, with a focus on peer
education.
Under the app,roved plan, VCU student affairs
officials will mntact parents of students found guilty
of alcohol or substance abuse violations. including
underage drinking and underage or illegal posses­sion.
The policy will apply to students under age 21.
on hoth video scoreboards at each end
of the arena.
ALLTEU; commitment completes
VCU fund-raising for the $29.7 million facility. The affiliation
is valued at about $2 mi1lion over 10 years. The telecommuni­cations
and information selvices company long has supported
vcu Athletics, sponsOling the 1998-99 men's basketball sea­son
opener and providing \vireless service and advertising for
game programs and radio coverage.
"'Ve're excited to increase our commitment to Virginia
COllllllonwealth Unive rsity through our sponsorship of the
ALLTEL Arena at the Siegel Center" said Mike Trafton. vice
president and general manager for ALLTEL in Richmond.
"ALLTEL is commited to education and to serving our com­munities,
and the ALLTEL Arena allows us to make a signifi­cant
conbibution in both of these important areas."
VCU President Eugene P. Trani said that the partnership
reflects the forward momentum at the university. "This is an
institution on the move. and ALLTEL is making a stake in our
future." Dr. Trani said. "The ALLTEL leadership team recog­nizes
the value this athletics venue will bring to Central Virginia,
and we're delighted to welcome this telecommunications leader
to campus."
See ALLTEL 1'age 2
«Across the country, we are hearing a resound­ing
·thank you' from parents for making them aware
of issues with their children before a tragedy occurs
or problem escalates" President Eugene P. Trani
said. "At VCU. our mission is to provide the best
educational environment for our students. Our
endorsement of parental notification and continued
awareness about alcohol and substance-abuse issues
See PLAN pflge 2
During a daylong visit
Chronic Care Era
Wiii Require New
to Virginia Commonwealth University on Feb. 15. Health Strategies
John Frohnmayer, former National Endowment for
the Arts chair, visited students in their dance stu-dio.
Frohnmayer also toured sculpture studios and
Artistic
Voice
met with
faculty
before
deliver-ing
the
annual Honors Assembly lecture. He spoke about
his tenure with the NEA. For more coverage on his
viSit, see page 7,
by Erin Lucero
University News Services n eted interventions for at­risk
elderly patients is a wise
tactic for preventing hospi­tal
re-admissions and redUCing
length of stay, a Virginia Common­wealth
University physician says in
an editorial that appeared in the
Feb. 17 issue of The Journal of
the American Medical A':)sociatioll.
"Empowering patients and
caregivers is a popular and pru­dent
strategy for the coming era of
constrained medical resources"
writes Dr. Peter A. Boling, a spe­cialist
in geriatrics and home­health
care with VCU's Medical
College of Virginia Hospitals.
Bolinis editorial ae'companies
a study led by Mary D. Naylor,
from the University of Penn sylva­See
HEALTH page 6